TIP 14—Contents

• Purposes and Audiences of This TIP
• Forces Leading to the Development of This TIP
• Potential Impact of OMSs on the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders
• Outcomes Monitoring and the State
• Relationship of Outcomes Monitoring Systems to Quality Improvement
• Summary Description of Outcomes Monitoring Systems
• Uses of an OMS
• Guiding Principles
• Organization of This Volume

• Social Value of AOD Treatment and an Outcomes Monitoring System
• Other Factors for Consideration in Initiating an Outcomes Monitoring System
• Building Support for the Outcomes Monitoring System

• The Ethics of Outcomes-Based Accountability
• Choosing Target Groups for AOD Services
• Choosing Outcome Measures: Which Kinds?
• Ethics of Reallocating Funds
• Ethics of Using Outcomes in AOD Treatment
• Applying Ethical Ideas
• Endnote

• General Principles
• Fundamentals of OMS Design
• Research Designs
• Data Collection Points
• Data Collection Methods
• Followup Contact
• Stages in OMS Design

• Federal Client Data
• Addiction Severity Index
• Patient Variables
• Treatment Variables
• Existing State Systems

• Overview of the Federal Confidentiality Laws
• Followup Research
• Other Issues
• Conclusion
• Endnotes

• Personnel/Contracted Services
• Other Administrative Expenses
• Patient Followup
• Management Information Systems
• Final Comments

• Who Uses Outcomes Monitoring Data, and How?
• Data Analysis, Interpretation, and Reporting
• Setting Priorities for Needed Policy Changes
• Implementing Policy Change
  
• Looking Forward